Which is better, COLPAL.BO or MARICO.NS?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited (COLPAL.BO) currently grades higher than MARICO.NS — 82/100 (A grade) vs 68/100 (B). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — COLPAL.BO wins on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith; MARICO.NS wins on none. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy COLPAL.BO or MARICO.NS?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both COLPAL.BO and MARICO.NS are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is COLPAL.BO better than MARICO.NS for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, COLPAL.BO currently grades higher — 82/100 vs 68/100, a 14-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between COLPAL.BO and MARICO.NS on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). COLPAL.BO currently scores 82/100 (A grade); MARICO.NS scores 68/100 (B grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, COLPAL.BO or MARICO.NS?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. COLPAL.BO and MARICO.NS are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, COLPAL.BO or MARICO.NS?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are COLPAL.BO and MARICO.NS both Consumer Defensive stocks?

Yes — both Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited (COLPAL.BO) and Marico Limited (MARICO.NS) operate in the Consumer Defensive sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this COLPAL.BO vs MARICO.NS comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited

COLPAL.BO$567.06BConsumer Staples Market cap, Sector

Marico Limited

MARICO.NS$1.15TConsumer Staples Market cap, Sector

Overall winner

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited

COLPAL.BO 70 MARICO.NS

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

Fit scores by strategy

COLPAL.BO7wins

0winsMARICO.NS

Warren Buffett

82B

C68

Benjamin Graham

81B

B76

Philip Fisher

83B

C65

Peter Lynch

67C

C64

Joel Greenblatt

93A

B74

Charlie Munger

88A

B72

Terry Smith

90A

B74

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	COLPAL.BO	MARICO.NS
Market cap	$567.06B	$1.15T Winner
P/E (TTM)	Winner: 41.6x	59.6x
EV/EBIT	Winner: 30.1x	45.2x
ROIC (TTM)	Winner: 82.18%	36.66%
Gross margin	Winner: 69.3%	44.46%
Net margin	Winner: 22.15%	12.95%
Revenue CAGR 5y	4.87%	12.0% Winner
EPS CAGR 5y	Winner: 17.14%	10.58%
Debt / Equity	Winner: 0.0x	0.1x
Dividend yield	-	-

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

COLPAL.BO leads on

Debt / Equity0.0xvs 0.1x+77%
ROIC (TTM)82.18%vs 36.66%+55%
Net margin22.15%vs 12.95%+42%
EPS CAGR 5y17.14%vs 10.58%+38%

MARICO.NS leads on

Revenue CAGR 5y12.0%vs 4.87%+59%
Market cap$1.15Tvs $567.06B+51%

More like COLPAL.BO

COLPAL.BO vs 278470.KS COLPAL.BO vs 483650.KS COLPAL.BO vs PGHH.BO COLPAL.BO vs 9633.HK

More like MARICO.NS

MARICO.NS vs 278470.KS MARICO.NS vs 483650.KS MARICO.NS vs PGHH.BO MARICO.NS vs 9633.HK

Read the full Buffett-Brain analysis for COLPAL.BO Read the full Buffett-Brain analysis for MARICO.NS

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Strongest Moat Highest ROIC Warren Buffett strategy Economic Moat

Key terms in this analysis

ROIC Free Cash Flow (FCF)Economic Moat P/E Ratio Margin of Safety Quality Score

Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	COLPAL.BO	MARICO.NS
Market cap	$567.06B	$1.15T Winner
P/E (TTM)	Winner: 41.6x	59.6x
EV/EBIT	Winner: 30.1x	45.2x
ROIC (TTM)	Winner: 82.18%	36.66%
Gross margin	Winner: 69.3%	44.46%
Net margin	Winner: 22.15%	12.95%
Revenue CAGR 5y	4.87%	12.0% Winner
EPS CAGR 5y	Winner: 17.14%	10.58%
Debt / Equity	Winner: 0.0x	0.1x
Dividend yield	-	-

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

COLPAL.BO leads on

Debt / Equity0.0xvs 0.1x+77%
ROIC (TTM)82.18%vs 36.66%+55%
Net margin22.15%vs 12.95%+42%
EPS CAGR 5y17.14%vs 10.58%+38%

MARICO.NS leads on

Revenue CAGR 5y12.0%vs 4.87%+59%
Market cap$1.15Tvs $567.06B+51%